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Office of Communications & MarketingOctober 15, 2013 • In the News 1
Erectile dysfunction drugs may prevent colon cancer • Dr. Darren Browning’s research about how erectile dysfunction drugs may be able to help prevent or even treat colon cancer was featured on ABC News Radio. 2
Academe Must Meet Demands of Downsizing Military • Researchers develop test to detect early liver cancer • Dr. Ravindra Kohle’s research on a new way to screen for liver cancer was featured on: • CBS News • YAHOO! News • MSN India • Atlanta Business Chronicle GRU President Ricardo Azziz talks about higher education’s role in educating active duty military and veterans in the September issue of DIVERSE: Issues in Higher Education magazine, the second-largest higher education trade publication. 3
Is the flu vaccine necessary? GRU gets $1.4M for autoimmune disease research • Dr. Jim Wilde was featured in an Everyday Health story about who should get the flu vaccine. Dr. Andrew L. Mellor was featured in the Atlanta Business Chronicle after receiving a $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to help figure out a way to activate the STING protein, which can help treat, or even avoid, autoimmune diseases such as arthritis, type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis. 4
Childhood Obesity Quadruples Chances of Adult HypertensionPatient experience more of a priority for hospitals Georgia Regents Health System’s recent Patient-and Family-Centered Care Conference was featured in The Augusta Chronicle. • Dr. Gregory Harshfield was featured on YAHOO! News after co-authoring a study showing obese children have a four times greater risk of having high blood pressure when they reach adulthood than non-obese counterparts. 5
A quick guide to the benefits of meditation • Senator visits GRU GRU was featured in an Associated Press brief about U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson’s recent visit to campus to receive an overview of the university’s pursuit to become a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center. Dr. Vernon Barnes’ research on the benefits of transcendental meditation was featured on MSN Ireland. 6
Beyond Anecdote • Hospital has a rich history – and a future David L. Mork talks about the rich history of the Roosevelt Warm Springs hospitals in a Columbus Ledger-Enquirer editorial. An opinion piece by David Brond about making decisions in academia based on one person’s opinion appeared in Inside Higher Ed. 7